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In the world of bakery manufacturing, Hack AG, a renowned German family-owned business, faced the challenge of managing labor-intensive palletizing tasks while keeping up with high production demands. To alleviate worker fatigue and streamline processes, Hack AG turned to automation, adopting a flexible cobot palletizing solution from Robotiq. The Challenge: Balancing Tradition with Modern Production DemandsHack AG, based in Kurtscheid, Germany, is known for producing a wide variety of fresh and …

The journey toward improving palletizing efficiencies with one of the world's largest pharmaceutical producers began a couple of years ago, and since then, they have purchased seven Robotiq palletizers. This solution is perfect for their needs as it meets their palletizing requirements without being overly complex. (See the 3 easy steps to setup here.) The most recent purchase adds to their existing fleet, showcasing their continued trust in Robotiq solutions.Initially, the first unit repla …

Automated palletizing refers to the use of robots or machines to stack and organize products or materials onto pallets, which can then be transported easily. This process is faster and more efficient than manual palletizing, as it requires less labor and can be done more accurately and quickly.Cobot palletizing, which involves the use of collaborative robots (cobots) to stack products on pallets, offers several benefits, including: Increased efficiency: Cobot palletizing is much faster tha …

Robot installation and integration into production processes still take a lot of labor, notwithstanding how simple robot setup and programming have grown over the past ten years. Many manufacturers, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, struggle with the additional expenses and challenges of robot installation since it reduces their return on investment.The first automated platform for developing, delivering, maintaining, and redeploying collaborative apps is called D:PLOY. It automates …

Some of the most frequent comments on our YouTube videos of collaborative robots are that they might be too slow for some applications. But we have to ask - does speed always equal productivity?Previously, while sorting products and packages into pallet loads for warehouse storage and distribution, producers used manual hand stacking. Pallet handling has been a vital logistical function for decades, despite its slowness and high staffing requirements. Pallets are now handled in a signi …